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Is it possible to select a file in Windows Explorer and copy its Location and Filename?

Ex.

Select file test.pdf in C:\PDF Files folder.

Clipboard = C:\PDF Files\test.pdf

I know no easy way.. BTW, are you desperate for it?
I am able to think of not-so-elegant work arounds!

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URLGet - Internet Explorer based Downloader
StartEx - Portable Shortcut Link

I have a somewhat automated way of doing it now. The reason I do this is because I send emails often to coworkers with a link to a new PDF I created. These PDFs are on a network drive, and are always in a set folder. I have a autoreplace script that when I type "zzz" it replaces that with the path of the PDF directory. I then enter the filename.pdf after than manually.

I was hoping to find a way to select a file in that directory, and have it automatically do this.

If you have any ideas, I would like to hear them

More clarification need:

Something like this?

You are on Windows Explorer & you press a hotkey like CTRL+WIN+LeftMouseButton on a file and the clipboard shall contain the long file path of the clicked upon file.

Is that okay for you?

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URLGet - Internet Explorer based Downloader
StartEx - Portable Shortcut Link

You can get the selected file name with:
There may be ways to get the full path of an explorer window, try searching.

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Yep, thats what im looking for.

Just send ^c and you get the paths in the Clipboard variable...
Also take a look at: Get the current path of a Window Explorer

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URLGet - Internet Explorer based Downloader
StartEx - Portable Shortcut Link

Thanks Goyyah. Seems to work great. Im going to try and edit it so each filename is shown underneath the previous, instead of seperated by a comma.

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Zak M.

You do not have to it, as it is already the default behaviour.

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URLGet - Internet Explorer based Downloader
StartEx - Portable Shortcut Link

Ahh, I see. I first tested it in Notepad, and it didnt seperate each filename. I tried it in an email and it works

THanks.

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Zak M.

You can use this shortcut to copy just the full location of any selected file to the clipboard surrounded in quotes.

That would require the mouse pointer to be over the file, unless you use +{AppsKey} instead of +{Click right}.

It also relies on the "Copy as Path" option which is a Windows Vista feature, and won't work if the file is executable since there will also be "Run as administrator".